Corn Emergence At 90%

June 8, 2016 at 5:19 pm

For the week ending June 5, 2016, temperatures averaged a few degrees above normal in eastern areas and near normal in the west, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Rainfall was limited to half an inch or less across most of the state. Field activities picked up as producers were able to get back into fields. Soybean planting was active, although wet spots remained in low-lying areas. There were 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 1 percent very short, 6 short, 85 adequate, and 8 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 3 short, 87 adequate, and 10 surplus.